Door latch



Sept. 13, 1932. B. 's. FLORADAY DOOR LATCH Filed May 26. 1950 w U u M v ATTORNEY-S Patented Sept. 13, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT orries if;

BURTON s. FLORADAY, or TOLEDO, onro, Assmnoa'ro THE 1 m ooMr nYQon TOLEDO, OHIO, A oonronarronor c1110 i noon LAfEGlE.

Application filed May 26,

bolt carries the bolt returning means.

With these and further objects in view, an

embodiment of my invention'i's'shown in the accompanying drawing and will be more fully hereinafter described and the invention defined in the claims.

In the drawing: V Figure 1 is a side elevation of a latch showing an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a top view thereof; Figures 3 and 1 are cross sectionsrespectively, on the lines 33 and l4 of Figure 1.

The latch embodying myinvention is designed particularly for use in motor vehicle doors and has the case plate 1, which at its forward edge is provided with the transverse flange 2. This flange is formed with a rectangular opening 3 and an ear 4: cut from the openlng for recelvlng and 'gulding the nose 5 of the latch bolt. The nose at its rear end is secured, as by means of the rivet 6', to'the sheet metal member 7, which with the nose forms the bolt. The rear end of this sheet metal member 7 has the longitudinally extending slot 7 to receive the shouldered r1vet or pin 8, which extends through and is secured to the case plate, the arrangement being such that this rivet with the case plate and its front flange serve in guiding the bolt during its reciprocation.

For retracting the bolt, I have provided the outside manually operable retracting means, which includes the roll-back 9 having the front end of its hub journaled in the case plate and inside manually operable retracting means, which includes the link 10 adapted to be connected to a remote control handle and 1920. seri l naesasio.

secured at its forward end to the shouldered:

rivet oripin 11 which extends through the slot 7 and connects the bolt to the linkand holds the' bolt in its extended position. i t The sheet metal member 7 forming part of the bolt is provided withtheextension 18 which 'is laterally ofiset from the portion of 12 is a suitable spiral spring which normally returns the. member directly secured to'the bolt'nose and also from the case plate and which is formed with the forwardly opening slot 14 through'which extends the rear end ofthe hub of the roll-back 9. Theiupper portion of theextension is formed with the transverse flange 15 for engaging the actuating portion of the roll-back 9 sothat uponactuation of thefroll-ba'ck the extension serves in retracting the bolt. The spring 12 is located between the case plate and the extension and has one end securedbetwen the ears 16 struck tween theroll back and the bolt for retract ing the bolt and it atthe-same time serves in retainlng the spring in operative position;

-For locking the bolt from retraction through the outside retracting means, I have provided the" dog 18, which is pivoted upon dog 20 which is pivoted upon the case plate below the bolt andwhich is adapted to be V '70 v out from the extension and its other end en j I the case plate and is located-above the extension13 and has its-front end engageable with the roll-backfiwhen the dog is in operative swung into the recess 21in the lower edge of the sheet metal member 7 for locking the bolt inits extended position. 7

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a latch, a case plate, ala'tch bolt movable on said caseplate, retracting means on said case plate for said bolt, means engaging said case plate for normally holding said bolt in extended position, and a plate-like extension rigid. with said bolt and projecting from one side thereof, said extension being laterally oflset from the bolt in a direction to form a space between the same and case plate for receiving said bolt holding means.

2. In a latch, a case plate, a latch bolt movable on said case plate, an extension upon said bolt offset from the latter toforma space between the same and case plate, and a spring carried by the extension within the space aforesaid and engageable with the case plate for normally holding said bolt-in extended" position. b

3. In a latch, a case plate, a latch bolt movable on said case plate, actuating means on;-

the case plate for retracting said bolt, means upon said bolt arrangedto be actuatedqby v saidretractingimeans to retract said. bolt. in?- cluding an extension. .projectingnfrom. vone side of the bolt. and oifsetrelative to the case ,plate ,.to -form.-. a spacev therebetween, and

means for moving said bolt tot-its extended position including a spring carried by the. extension within the space between thelat-ter Y and case plate and having a portion engageable with the latter. 7

4., In a latch, a caseplate, a latch bolt Inov-. able on said case plate, an extension upon said bolt projecting laterally from-one side thereofin spaced relation to the case plate, a roll:

back onsaid case plate and 'engageable with said extension for retracting the bolt, and means located within the, space between the, extension and case plate including a resilient member carried by 1 the extension and..-

engageablewith the case plate ,fornormally urging said bolt to its extendedposition 5. In a latch, a case plate, a latch boltmov: able onsaid caseplate, an extension upon said bolt forming with the adjacent side'of the, case,

' plate a space, and yieldable means carried by the extension within the space aforesaid andf engageable with a part of the case plate for normally holding said bolt'in extended position.

5 6.;In a latch, a case plate, a latch gbolt having a shank portion slidably contacting with the caseplate, retracting means on saidcase plate .for; the bolt, an extension upon said shank offset from the latter in a direction to form with the case plate a space, and means located within the space for normally holding said bolt in extended position.

7. In a latch, a case plate, a latch bolt movable relative tothe caserplate, an extension.

upon the bolt spaced laterally from the case plate, and yieldable means carried by the extension. within the space between the latter and case plate and operable to normally hold.- said bolt in extended position.

00 a In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature.

BURTON S. FLORADAY; 

